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When Grafton resigned in 1770, George III had a prime minister who suited him — Frederick, Lord North. As chancellor of the exchequer under Grafton, North had won the confidence of the Cabinet and the independent members of the House of Commons. Horace Walpole remarked, ‘it was obvious how much weight the personal presence of a First Minister in the House of Commons carried with it.’1
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Reitan, E.A. (2007). The Rise of Economical Reform, 1770–79. In: Politics, Finance, and the People. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230211032_3
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